Stories from Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Howard Arthur Purcell, age 80, of Garnett, Kan., passed away on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020, at KU Medical Center, in Kansas City, Kan. He was born Jan. 6, 1940, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Ralph Emerson and Arleen Edna (Wade) Purcell, the oldest of identical twins...

A four-member panel discussed how far society has come in race relations and equality, and provided their thoughts on the celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Monday at Fort Scott Community College. The Rev. George Proctor, pastor at United Missionary Baptist Church, moderated a discussion at the Gordon Parks Museum inside the Danny and Willa Ellis Family Fine Arts Center. ...

Bourbon County Commissioners on Tuesday tabled a motion to create a security personnel position for the third floor of the Bourbon County Courthouse. Commission Chairman Lynne Oharah made a motion for a 5-minute executive session to discuss courthouse security that would include commissioners, County Counselor Justin Meeks and Bourbon County District Judge Mark Ward. The session was to include Bourbon County Sheriff Bill Martin, but Martin declined to participate...